Remember Facebook Home? It may be on the chopping block

The original team that worked on the Android skin may be moving on.

The New York Timesreports that Facebook has broken up the original team that worked on Facebook Home, its misbegotten Android skin. The article suggests that we may soon see the last of Home's updates from a company that is not typically shy about admitting its failures.

Home was launched in April 2013 at a special event with its own flagship phone, the HTC First. The interface, which centered around Facebook for content creation and consumption, was confusing and inefficient compared to the versions Android users were accustomed to. Facebook was deferential to the complaints and promised changes.

However, it appears Home's fate was sealed pretty quickly: the HTC First disappeared from stores within months, and Home faded away. Facebook has since turned its focus from building its own brand to acquiring and boosting other products, such as Instagram and Oculus Rift, and it's been launching standalone apps of its own like Paper and Slingshot.

The Times claims that much of the Home team has moved on to other projects. But The Next Web suggests that the original team's disbandment may not be the end of Home that the Times suggests. Facebook tells TNW that "There is a team working on Home;" perhaps it's just not the original members. Still, all has been quiet on the Home front for a while. Given how little it added to the overall conversation, we wouldn't be sorry to see it go the way of Poke and Camera.